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Thanks! Yes, I'm enjoying reading it, very sprightly and detailed.
Here's Section 4 - (Baldwin's Balloon) - (length 7:29)
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/curtissaviationbook_04_curtiss_128kb.mp3
That's the end of the opening set of chapters by Mr. Post. The next section is going to be Mr. Curtiss's own first hand accounts of the early flights of the Aerial Experimentation Association, including the flight of the June Bug. That should be fun to read! The original June Bug no longer exists, but we saw a replica when we visited Hammondsport. We also saw a reconstruction of the 'Wind Wagon" mentioned in the "Baldwin's Balloon" chapter, a very ungainly contraption -- (no wonder it frightened the horses!)
Here's Section 4 - (Baldwin's Balloon) - (length 7:29)
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/curtissaviationbook_04_curtiss_128kb.mp3
That's the end of the opening set of chapters by Mr. Post. The next section is going to be Mr. Curtiss's own first hand accounts of the early flights of the Aerial Experimentation Association, including the flight of the June Bug. That should be fun to read! The original June Bug no longer exists, but we saw a replica when we visited Hammondsport. We also saw a reconstruction of the 'Wind Wagon" mentioned in the "Baldwin's Balloon" chapter, a very ungainly contraption -- (no wonder it frightened the horses!)
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Here's Section 5 - (Beginning to Fly) - (length 6:28)
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/curtissaviationbook_05_curtiss_128kb.mp3
And Section 6 - (First Flights) - (length 14:41)
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/curtissaviationbook_06_curtiss_128kb.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/curtissaviationbook_05_curtiss_128kb.mp3
And Section 6 - (First Flights) - (length 14:41)
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/curtissaviationbook_06_curtiss_128kb.mp3
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PL OK for sections 4-6!
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Thanks, Rapunzelina! That's all for this week, I think, as I'm going to go do some work on a group project. But there will be more of Curtiss's experiments coming next week!
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Here's Section 7 - (The June Bug) - (length 9:30)
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/curtissaviationbook_07_curtiss_128kb.mp3
And Section 8 - (Flights in NY City) - (length 6:27)
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/curtissaviationbook_08_curtiss_128kb.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/curtissaviationbook_07_curtiss_128kb.mp3
And Section 8 - (Flights in NY City) - (length 6:27)
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/curtissaviationbook_08_curtiss_128kb.mp3
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These are both PL OK!
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Thank you!
Here's Section 9 - (Rheims Meet) - (length 21:55)
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/curtissaviationbook_09_curtiss_128kb.mp3
Here's Section 9 - (Rheims Meet) - (length 21:55)
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/curtissaviationbook_09_curtiss_128kb.mp3
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Section 9 is PL OK!
I was looking to see if any of this story has been made into a movie, but could only find documentary clips.
I think it would make for a great movie, or even more so a series to include all the interesting information!
I was looking to see if any of this story has been made into a movie, but could only find documentary clips.
I think it would make for a great movie, or even more so a series to include all the interesting information!
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Thanks again for the PL!
Here's Section 10 - (Hudson-Fulton celebration & Los Angeles Air Meet) - (length 16:52)
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/curtissaviationbook_10_curtiss_128kb.mp3
Too bad, because there's so much excitement to the earliest years of aviation to fill up a movie, and Curtiss's role hasn't received as much attention as some others, and would be fresh for exploration.
Here's Section 10 - (Hudson-Fulton celebration & Los Angeles Air Meet) - (length 16:52)
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/curtissaviationbook_10_curtiss_128kb.mp3
I don't think there has ever been a major motion picture focused on Curtiss, only the occasional documentary.Rapunzelina wrote: ↑May 7th, 2020, 10:46 amI was looking to see if any of this story has been made into a movie, but could only find documentary clips.
I think it would make for a great movie, or even more so a series to include all the interesting information!
Too bad, because there's so much excitement to the earliest years of aviation to fill up a movie, and Curtiss's role hasn't received as much attention as some others, and would be fresh for exploration.
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You're welcome! I'm enjoying it!
Just one optional edit for Section 10, if you decide it's worth changing: around 4:24 text is "waiting for propitious weather", I think I'm hearing "precipitous"
Just one optional edit for Section 10, if you decide it's worth changing: around 4:24 text is "waiting for propitious weather", I think I'm hearing "precipitous"
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Your ears were correct! And it is definitely worth changing, since propitious weather and precipitous weather are completely different things!Rapunzelina wrote: ↑May 8th, 2020, 8:23 am You're welcome! I'm enjoying it!
Just one optional edit for Section 10, if you decide it's worth changing: around 4:24 text is "waiting for propitious weather", I think I'm hearing "precipitous"
Here's the corrected Section 10 (length unchanged).
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/curtissaviationbook_10_curtiss_128kb.mp3
And Section 11 - (Flight Down the Hudson River) - (length 34:03)
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/curtissaviationbook_11_curtiss_128kb.mp3
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Section 10: spot-checked OK!
Section 11: a missed edit after 31:25, "George Collingwood [...] New Hamburg Station"
Section 11: a missed edit after 31:25, "George Collingwood [...] New Hamburg Station"
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Thanks for catching my goofs!Rapunzelina wrote: ↑May 10th, 2020, 3:41 am Section 10: spot-checked OK!
Section 11: a missed edit after 31:25, "George Collingwood [...] New Hamburg Station"
Here's the corrected Section 11 - (new length 34:00 even)
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/curtissaviationbook_11_curtiss_128kb.mp3
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Section 11: Spot-checked OK!
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